Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning
How to say it (He said that + sentence; She asked if + sentence): Negative: add not / don't / doesn't (She can swim → She cannot swim). Question: move the helping verb first (Can she swim?). Reporting: He said, "I am tired." → He said that he was tired. (tense usually goes one step back: am → was, will → would) said + that (no person); told + person (told me that...). Questions: She asked, "Are you free?" → She asked if I was free. Wh-: She asked where I was going.
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- 1.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
- 2.Make a sentence: whether / bus / the / left. / He / asked / had
- 3.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She can swim.
- 4.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
- 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
- 6.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
- 7.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
- 8.Make a sentence: He / said / was / he / tired. / that
- 9.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
- 10.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Are they playing cricket?
- 11.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Can she swim?
- 12.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
- 13.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
- 14.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
- 15.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
- 16."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
- 17.Make a sentence: like / this / song. / I
- 18.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
- 19.Make a sentence: me / told / was / shop / that / Ravi / closed. / the
- 20.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
- 21.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
- 22.Make a sentence: They / cricket. / playing / are
- 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
- 24.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
- 25.Make a sentence: like / this / I / not / song. / do
- 26.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
- 27.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
- 28.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
- 29."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
- 30.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
- 31.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
- 32.Make a sentence: doctor / should / I / that / The / rest. / said
- 33.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
- 34.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
- 35.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
- 36.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
- 37.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
- 38.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
- 39.Make a sentence: should / that / The / I / rest. / said / doctor
- 40.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
Answer key
- नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
- He asked whether the bus had left.
- He asked me not to be late.
- रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
- told
- अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
- if
- He said that he was tired.
- वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
- Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
- Can she swim?
- मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
- Can she swim?
- उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
- वह तैर सकती है।
- liked
- I like this song.
- Are
- Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
- टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
- उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
- They are playing cricket.
- was
- डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
- I do not like this song.
- Aman said that he had finished his work.
- They are playing cricket.
- doesn't
- was
- उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
- to be
- The doctor said that I should rest.
- said
- उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
- She asked if I was free.
- She cannot swim.
- वह तैर नहीं सकती।
- क्या वह तैर सकती है?
- The doctor said that I should rest.
- She cannot swim.
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